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Simple Present vs. Present Progressive – Final Review (126–150)

Simple Present vs. Present Progressive: Final Review

Page 6: Mixed State Verbs and Action Verbs

Grammar Check

You have practiced routines, actions happening now, temporary situations, state verbs, emotions, senses, possession, mental states, and complex states. Now choose between the Simple Present and the Present Progressive.

The Final Rule: Use the Simple Present for facts, habits, routines, schedules, and state verbs. Use the Present Progressive for actions happening now, temporary situations, and changing situations.
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1. I ______ that secret. (State: Knowledge)
a) know
b) am knowing [Ich kenne dieses Geheimnis.]

2. She ______ a headache today. (State: Possession of illness)
a) is having
b) has [Sie hat heute Kopfschmerzen.]

3. We ______ at this hotel this week. (Temporary situation)
a) are staying
b) stay [Wir wohnen diese Woche in diesem Hotel.]

4. He ______ that book. (State: Possession)
a) is owning
b) owns [Er besitzt dieses Buch.]

5. They ______ that you are right. (State: Belief)
a) believe
b) are believing [Sie glauben, dass du recht hast.]

6. I ______ a vacation. (State: Need)
a) am needing
b) need [Ich brauche Urlaub.]

7. This soup ______ too salty. (State: Sense)
a) tastes
b) is tasting [Diese Suppe schmeckt zu salzig.]

8. The chef ______ the soup now. (Action now)
a) tastes
b) is tasting [Der Koch probiert jetzt die Suppe.]

9. I ______ what you mean. (State: Understanding)
a) understand
b) am understanding [Ich verstehe, was du meinst.]

10. The bag ______ to me. (State: Possession)
a) is belonging
b) belongs [Die Tasche gehört mir.]

11. We ______ for good news today. (Action / Hope now)
a) are hoping
b) hope [Wir hoffen heute auf gute Nachrichten.]

12. He ______ me an explanation. (State: Owe)
a) is owing
b) owes [Er schuldet mir eine Erklärung.]

13. I ______ to tell you the truth. (State: Want)
a) want
b) am wanting [Ich möchte dir die Wahrheit sagen.]

14. The movie ______ very boring. (State: Being)
a) is being
b) is [Der Film ist sehr langweilig.]

15. They ______ a name for their dog right now. (Action now)
a) are choosing
b) choose [Sie wählen gerade einen Namen für ihren Hund aus.]

16. I ______ my keys. (State: Result / Memory)
a) am forgetting
b) forget [Ich vergesse meine Schlüssel.]

17. This box ______ old photos. (State: Inclusion)
a) contains
b) is containing [Diese Kiste enthält alte Fotos.]

18. You ______ very happy today. (State: Appearance)
a) are seeming
b) seem [Du wirkst heute sehr glücklich.]

19. We ______ the answer. (State: Knowledge)
a) know
b) are knowing [Wir wissen die Antwort.]

20. He ______ dinner at the moment. (Action now)
a) has
b) is having [Er isst gerade zu Abend.]

21. The project ______ a lot of people. (State: Inclusion)
a) involves
b) is involving [Das Projekt bezieht viele Menschen ein.]

22. I ______ chocolate. (State: Emotion)
a) am loving
b) love [Ich liebe Schokolade.]

23. They ______ a new house. (State: Want)
a) want
b) are wanting [Sie wünschen sich ein neues Haus.]

24. It ______ like a good plan. (State: Sound)
a) is sounding
b) sounds [Es klingt wie ein guter Plan.]

25. We ______ here every Friday. (Routine)
a) come
b) are coming [Wir kommen jeden Freitag hierher.]